Comforting Canadian Maple Peameal Roast Food

MAPLE PEAMEAL BACON ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180°C.
• Cut six 1-inch slits across roast.
• Place a cooling rack on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Place bacon on rack.
• Combine maple syrup, Dijon mustard, rosemary, salt and pepper. Brush with basting mixture.
• Bake in centre of oven for 25 - 30 minutes and baste with remaining mixture.
• Bake for 50 - 60 minutes, or until a thermometer registers 130F/55°C.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

MAPLE-GLAZED PEAMEAL WITH ROSTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Gently boil maple syrup, mustard and thyme in a saucepan until reduced by almost half and thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Brush glaze over peameal and roast for about 30 -45 minutes, basting occasionally with glaze, until peameal is heated through. Transfer peameal to a large plate and let stand, loosely covered with foil, about 15 minutes. Slice peameal and serve with potato rosti.
• Combine grated potato and chopped green onion in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet on medium heat. Form five, 2-inch flat pancakes and put them in the pan. Cook the rosti for about 6 minutes per side or until crispy, browned and cooked through. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining potato mixture to make 5 more potato cakes.

COMFORTING CANADIAN MAPLE PEAMEAL ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Place the fatty side up and score 1 inch diagonal
• Line a baking sheet with tin foil, then place a cooling rack on top, and the roast on the rack.
• Mix the glazing ingredients together and baste the roast, on all exposed sides with 1/2 of the glaze.
• Bake in centre of oven for 30 minutes. Take the roast out the oven, brush the rest of the glaze on the roast and return to the oven.
• Bake for another 30 minutes, or until a thermometer registers 130F.
• If you like more of a crunchy crust, turn the heat up to 400F, and bake the roast for another 10 minutes on an upper rack.
• Rest the roast for 10 minutes before slicing.

MAPLE PEAMEAL ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
• Cut bacon in half crosswise. Cut three 1-inch slits across each piece.
• See below for Children's and Adult variations.
• Place a cooling rack on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Place bacon on rack.
• Bake in centre of oven for 25 - 30 minutes and baste with remaining mixture.
• Bake for 50 - 60 minutes, or until a thermometer registers 130F/55C.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Combine maple syrup, ballpark mustard, salt and pepper. Brush one half with basting mixture.
• Combine maple syrup, Dijon mustard, rosemary, salt and pepper. Brush one half with basting mixture.

PEAMEAL BACON

Steps:

• 1. In a plastic (preferably) container large enough to hold both the brine and the meat, mix together the water, maple syrup, salt, cure, and spices.
• 2. Scoop out a scant 1 cup (200 ml) brine, and use it to load the brine injector. Then, inject the loin every 3/4 to 1 inch (2 to 2.5 cm), inserting the needle about 3/4 inch (2 cm) deep. Try to distribute the brine evenly over the loin. Place the loin in the container with the remaining brine, and keep the meat submerged with the help of a plate or an object of a similar build. Cover and refrigerate for 4 full days.
• 3. Remove the loin from the brine and pat it dry. Then roll it in the meal of your choosing. Give it a day's rest, uncovered, in the fridge, so the meal and meat form as one.
• 4. You have two options on cooking it: you can slice it and griddle it for a minute on each side (for thin slices that is), or you can bake it at 375°F (190°C) for about an hour, or until it has a core temperature of 142°F (61°C), then slice it. I like it the first way, especially when it gets a bit burnt on the edges and I have added a dash of maple syrup that caramelizes a bit toward the end.

PEAMEAL ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle the roast with water.
• Sprinkle with both seasonings.
• Roast at 325 degrees Fahrenheit on a broiler pan until meat temperature reaches 175 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Let meat rest for 25 minutes, and slice into quarter inch slices.